Doing even more stuff BETTER!

I haven't done a crossfit update lately and I am extremely pleased at the progress I'm making.

Oh Yeah there are days and there always will be.

Because one thing I can say for sure - easy isn't a word used in crossfit.

EVER. Neither is can't. 

Remember those situps I talked about here-3rd paragraph. Well check it out - those are my pink nanos (blonde hair - Marvi is the other pink nanos) glued to the floor and I'm sitting up without anyone holding those babies down to the floor. 

And now I'm doing V-Ups to strengthenmy core in order to do pull ups, knees to elbows, toes to bar on the monkey bars (rig).

AND GUESS what - I'm bouncing instead of jumping rope - But I CAN jump rope now. Single unders - As soon as I can get that extra bounce out - double unders are on the radar.

Ball Slams - are without a doubt not fun. You start in the postion I'm in now and throw that ball down with your entire body, and while your bending down, scoop the ball up in one motion to slam it down again. I couldn't move for 2 days.

And I made it to the monkey bars.Woo hooo- jumping pull ups - to the chin. And I can do that-its sort of like bouncing with an attitude. 

Step ups on the boxes. And the boxes are getting taller. Hmm...my hands shouldn't be on my knees. Busted.

Deadlifts - 75 lbs. (I think) WHO KNEW! And in a WOD - Not just during a SWOD (strength workout of the day). I kinda like deadlifts.

This workout was a tough one. Deadlifts and stepups (or box jumps) Legs and arms. Arms and legs. And I can see my body changing. 

And this workout involved running. LOTS of running (you can read my thoughts on running here ) 

and modified rope climbs (one day I'll get to the top) are all I can remember about this WOD - 

I'm pretty sure many other things were involved which is why I'm on the floor at the end. 

Good thing I had my tunes - because I was there for awhile. 

And I wasn't the only one.

Doing more stuff I never thought I'd do.....

 Everyday at Crossfit is adventure and its fun to see what I'm going to accomplish that day. The workouts change however, the people in the class mostly remain the same; coming and going as schedules allow. The people that workout in the boxes are Crossfit's best weapon.

Let me tell you about my first day. I walked into the box and there warming up were some goodlooking, very fit, YOUNG people. Heavy Sigh. To my shock, when they unbent from their various warm ups, they introduced themselves, and then chit-chatted while continuing their warmups.

AND then came that first for-real workout. 

Some of it was a blur, okay ALL of it was a blur, however, I remember the end because I'm huffing and puffing away at situps and I hear my name being called to come on- because I know you'll be surprised that I was last. I only had 9 to do and I'm flat on my back and struggling to get up. WELL..... one of the ladies runs over and holds my feet-because now I'm flopping around like a fish on dry land, another lady flops down beside me (remember this was after doing HER workout) and says "do it like this" and commences to sit-up with me, and another one counts - which is a good thing because anything above ONE by then was a crapshoot.

Well how can you NOT finish! 

I completed that workout, totally exhausted, crazy amazed that I did it and finished it.

And I couldn't wait for the next day. How could you NOT with support like that.

And that my friends is the crossfit community.

I'm not quite sure what I was doing here except lifting and my weight is increasing. (I know-shocked me too).

And I believe this is some sort of press its 45# which is a new PR for me.

Back squats are not my favorite mostly because I don't do them well. I'm kinda like a weeble, I keep tipping the wrong way.

And a Modified rope climb. The last time I climbed a rope was in high school. We'll just mosy past the math on that one. I start on the floor and pull myself into an upright position.  Needless to say It was a struggle at first

until I finally figured it out. I had to PULL. doh! I did take a timeout to do the happy dance because I was all like dayam I did it. 

Wall balls are everyone's favorite. NOT.

 Along the wall are my new pals; Joan to the right (we started together) then Paulla to my left, Lisa and Kristy.

See I did it so fast they couldn't catch the toss. LOL! Females need to hit first line. I decided that I just need to be taller.

And wipers - its just like it sounds you lift your legs and sweep side-to-side while remembering to keep your arms and most especially the weight up.

Honestly I had visions of a reverse faceplant here because I remember my arms were like wet noodles and getting the weight up in the air was a total nailbiter for me at this point.

I also figured this is how the trainers get all the chalk up off the floor. 

It was a 4 ibprofen, hot shower, 2 hour nap, iced knees kinda day

And it all has to do with the workout I did at Crossfit.

This one I think was the toughest so far.

I did 10 rounds of 10 each of the following:

step ups on a box

kettlebell swings 15#

scaled pushups

except for jumping rope - 30 single unders only I did it without the rope.

I'm not that coordinated yet. 

AND THEN....

a one mile run.

In full disclosure I had to tie my shoe - I've decided to get some of those

bow keepers the toddlers wear in the meantime. 

And I walked a bit before I started to trot.

Have you ever watched the Carol Burnett show?

Tim Conway did a character that had an accent and an old man shuffle.

It took him forever to get anywhere and you could tell

the actors wanted to yank him along.

That's how I run. 

And I'm okay with that because I'm doing stuff I never thought I could do.

And as I keep on - 

 I'm getting better at the stuff I never thought I could do.

And I keep going no matter what.

And I not only live to tell about it another day.

But I'm able to move again the same day too, eventually.

Oh and that round I did is called a WOD (workout of the day)

I did it in 32 minutes and 40 seconds.

Yeah. 

I know.

Me tooooooo....

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is my 7th week doing crossfit.

It's addicting.

I love it. 

You should try it. 

Warning: it ain't for the faint of heart.

I tried machines for my knees - and it didn't work.

Now I'm trying harder.

I have to tell you that the trainers at Crossfit take in account your abilities or lack thereof.

If its advanced or affects my knees, 

the trainers scale my workout to my abilities. 

I like that because I feel like I'm accomplishing.

I try to be with the big kids as much as possible and its so much fun.